School of Engineering alumni’s NHL connection
Off the ice, the National Hockey League is a big business focused on many areas including merchandising. A new collaboration between the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and a Canadian immersive technology company, with a School of Engineering connection, is bringing the team its first metaverse shopping experience.
School of Engineering design team wins Simon Cox Student Design Competition
A proprietary-free catheter drainage device, designed by a group of fourth year engineering students at UBC Okanagan has won the Simon Cox Student Design Competition.
Different launching point leads to success
Transfer students find success pursuing their BASc at UBC Okanagan
School of Engineering faculty and TAs among Provost teaching award recipients
At the 2022 Teaching Excellence Celebration, four members of the School of Engineering were recognized for their achievements.
Capstone project seeks to make lasting impact in Barbados and around the world
Fourth-year students implement a wastewater treatment and biogas system for a dairy farm in Barbados.
Alumni Profile – Ann Mary Babu Vithayathil (MEng ’18)
Ann Mary Babu Vithayathil is a Project Manager in the Civil Department of Acres Enterprises Ltd, a contracting company based out of Kamloops, and an MEng graduate.
Alumni Profile – Omer Faruk (MEng ’16)
Omer Faruk graduating with a Masters of Engineering in 2016, and is currently working on the Site C hydro-electric dam in Fort St. John, BC.
Alumni Profile – Praveen Rajan (MEng ’20)
Praveen Rajan is the School of Engineering’s Research Lead (Technical Support), and an MEng graduate.
IUSRA research powers Bank of Canada digital currency innovation
Fourth-year electrical engineering student Tianyu (Alex) Shi spent last summer investigating potential technological innovations that the Bank of Canada can utilize to develop a made-in-Canada central bank digital currency (CBDC).
School of Engineering post-doctoral fellow wins Mitacs & NRC-IRAP Award
An innovative new coating for face masks as earned Dr. Dr. Seyyedarash Haddadi the Mitacs & NRC-IRAP Award for Commercialization.